Chandra Bhandari has been elected vice president of the Nepali Congress at the party’s 15th General Convention, taking up the role after receiving support and votes from convention delegates. Following his victory, Bhandari thanked delegates and well-wishers in a Facebook post and pledged that he would never let the trust placed in him be dishonoured.
Bhandari thanks delegates and supporters
In his message after the result, Bhandari expressed gratitude to those who supported his candidacy. He specifically thanked convention delegates and well-wishers for their votes and backing, acknowledging the people whose support helped him secure the vice-presidential position.
Bhandari also made a commitment about how he would respond to that support. He said he would not let the trust placed in him be dishonoured. The pledge was the central message of his post, linking his election victory with a responsibility to those who backed him.
The Facebook post came after the convention vote and victory announcement. Rather than treating the result only as a personal achievement, Bhandari’s message focused on gratitude and the confidence supporters had shown in him. His statement also set out the standard he said he would uphold in the role: remaining mindful of the trust expressed through their votes.
A new vice president for the party
Bhandari’s election makes him a vice president of the Nepali Congress, following the party’s 15th General Convention. The convention provided the setting for delegates to vote for the party position, and Bhandari’s victory concluded that contest in his favour.
The available information does not specify the vote total, the margin of victory, or the names of other candidates. It also does not provide further details about the convention’s proceedings. Bhandari’s public response, however, clearly acknowledged the delegates’ votes as well as the wider support he received from well-wishers.
His pledge that he would not betray supporters’ trust places their backing at the centre of his first public message after winning the position. For those who voted for him, the statement was a direct assurance that he understood their support as a responsibility. He thanked them for helping him reach the party’s vice presidency and said he would honour the confidence they had placed in him.
The message after the result
Bhandari’s post brought together two parts of his response to the victory: appreciation for the people who stood behind him and a promise about the trust attached to their support. He thanked both convention delegates, whose votes were part of the election, and well-wishers who supported his bid.
The election took place at the Nepali Congress’s 15th General Convention, and Bhandari’s post followed his victory. No additional commitments or policy plans were detailed in the information available about his message. His stated pledge was instead directed at the people who supported him: he said he would never allow their trust to be dishonoured.
With his election, Bhandari has secured the vice-presidential position in the party. His immediate response was to acknowledge the support behind the result and publicly affirm that he intended to honour it. He thanked the delegates and well-wishers whose votes and backing helped him win, and promised not to let them down.
